Editing Mamluk (section)

====Iraq====
{{Main|Mamluk dynasty of Iraq}}
Mamluk corps were first introduced in [[Iraq]] by [[Hassan Pasha (Mamluk)|Hassan Pasha]] of [[Baghdad]] in 1702. From 1747 to 1831 Iraq was ruled, with short intermissions, by Mamluk officers of [[Georgian people|Georgian]] origin<ref name="bbs"/><ref>''The Arab Lands under Ottoman Rule: 1516–1800''. Jane Hathaway, Karl Barbir. Person Education Ltd., 2008, p. 96. {{ISBN|978-0-582-41899-8}}.</ref> who succeeded in asserting autonomy from the [[Sublime Porte]], suppressed tribal revolts, curbed the power of the Janissaries, restored order, and introduced a program of modernization of the economy and the military. In 1831 the Ottomans overthrew [[Dawud Pasha of Baghdad|Dawud Pasha]], the last Mamluk ruler, and imposed direct control over Iraq.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/eb/article-22897 "Iraq"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216095521/http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-22897 |date=16 December 2007 }} ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' Online. Retrieved 15 October 2007</ref>